RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 March 1947, Page 3

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Well Related Default, winner of the Hack Hurdles at Paeroa, is by Defaulter —Pretty Brown, therefore a halfbrother to that fine performer Beau le Havre. He has not been a success on the flat, but probably desiring to prove worthy of his relationship to a good winner, and the opposition not being especially strong, he thought it an opportunity to put his best foot forward, and duly did so, arid at the same time treated D. Smith, of Matamata, to quite a nice ride. To the Mark Start While lining up at the barrier for the N.Z. St. Leger at Trentham Desert Fox was very severely kicked. Although he won the important event he was detrimentally affected by the kick and his owner had to forego his Auckland engagement. A Double for Black Simon Last week the Revelation gelding, Black Simon, won a double at an important fixture in India. He is owned by the Maharajah of Kashmir, who appears to have an especial likely for N.Z. thoroughbreds Tod Hewitt For Ellerslie It is now stated that if Tod Hewitt can secure stable accommodation at or near Ellerslie he will set up a training establishment there.-

On The Schooling List Peter Robinson, lately placed on the New Zealand schooling list, has been secured by Mrs E. Harnett, of Sydney, at 800 guineas. The new owner is quite confident that he will be amenable to the starting barrier arrangements in Australia.

Prefers a Yielding Track -Park Royal has been running good races lately without being hailed a winner. He is not at all suited to hard tracks, and it was not surprising therefore to find him a non-acceptor for his second day Paeroa engagement. When the tracks become easy after rain Park Royal will be very prominent in the settlement of his contests.

The Canterbury Easter Sage King, winner of the Thompson Handicap, is’how a favourite for the Canterbury Easter Handicap, of seven furlongs.

Lightened Up After being • victorious at Pukekohe the Defaulter colt, Aylesbury, began to lighten up, and was not equal to winning the mile and a quarter Hack at Paeroa. When freshened up he will be a galloping proposition of no mean order.